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Injury surveillance data was prospectively collected and retrospectively analyzed. Time\u2010loss injuries, and match and training exposure, were collected by club medical staff across 12 seasons (2013\u20132014 to 2024\u20132025) from English men's domestic clubs playing in the English Premier League and English Football League (EFL\u2014Championship, League One, League Two) (416 team seasons). A bootstrapped negative binomial approach was adopted to calculate incidence rate and burden estimates, temporal analysis and incidence rate (IRR) and burden ratios (IBR), all with accompanying 95% CI. 15\u2009986 time\u2010loss injuries were recorded, resulting in 498\u2009108\u2009days absent over 2\u2009286\u2009030 exposure hours. Injury incidence rate was substantially higher in matches than training (24.9 vs. 3.6 injuries\/1000\u2009h; IRR: 7.0 [6.6\u20137.4]), as was injury burden (835.5 vs. 104.1\u2009days absent\/1000\u2009h; IBR: 8.0 [7.5\u20138.7]). Match injury incidence rate remained stable across the study period, training injury incidence rate decreased by 4% per season (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), but match injury burden increased by 5% (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Muscle injury incidence rate increased by 3% per season in matches (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.004), but decreased by 3% in training (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.028). Muscle injury burden increased in both matches (10%,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and training (4%,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.006). Ligament injury incidence rate decreased by 5% per season in training (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Hamstring injuries were the most common diagnosis (1.33 injuries\/1000\u2009h) and contributed the greatest overall burden (40.37\u2009days absent\/1000\u2009h). Over 12 seasons in English men's professional football, match\u2010play consistently accounts for a greater injury incidence rate and burden than training. While match injury incidence rate has remained stable, burden has increased, specifically for muscle\u2010related injuries.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/sms.70378","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,3]],"date-time":"2026-10-03T10:52:12Z","timestamp":1791024732000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Football Association Injury and Illness Surveillance Programme: The Incidence, Burden, and Severity of Injuries in English Men's Domestic Football"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"36","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3655-2478","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bradley","family":"Sprouse","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nottingham Trent University School of Science and Technology  Nottingham 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